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10 songs that feel like I've Got My Car and My TV

Matched to I've Got My Car and My TV by Faust on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

I've Got My Car and My TV
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I've Got My Car and My TV
Faust
intense 64/100 intensity 120 BPM
Pulled Up — Talking Heads intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Three Girl Rhumba — Wire moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Dead Finks Don't Talk — Brian Eno intense 135 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 93% alike.

Mote — Sonic Youth intense 140 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

Astro Man — Jimi Hendrix moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Everybody's Happy Nowadays — Buzzcocks moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Moonage Daydream — David Bowie intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Night — Bruce Springsteen intense 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

Victory — PJ Harvey intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

All the Rage Back Home — Interpol moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when I've Got My Car and My TV is more than you want right now.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 60/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

We Don't Talk About Bruno — Lin-Manuel Miranda moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Loose Lips — Kimya Dawson moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 45/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Get Along — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 49/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Vertigo — The Libertines moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Anthrax — Gang of Four moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 69/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Relax — Frankie Goes to Hollywood moderate 130 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 70/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I've Got My Car and My TV” by Faust?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pulled Up” by Talking Heads, “Three Girl Rhumba” by Wire, “Dead Finks Don't Talk” by Brian Eno — the top match scores 96% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “I've Got My Car and My TV” but calmer?

“Peek-A-Boo!” by Devo, “Working in the Coal Mine” by Devo, “We Don't Talk About Bruno” by Lin-Manuel Miranda keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “I've Got My Car and My TV”?

It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 84% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 64/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 84% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

1972 in context

The 269 songs we’ve measured from 1972 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity64
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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